SkyWest, Inc. Reports February 2019 Traffic - SkyWest (NASDAQ:SKYW)

ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyWest, Inc., SKYW ("SkyWest") today reported SkyWest Airlines operating statistics for the month of February 2019.

SkyWest Airlines reported 107,300 block hours in February 2019, an increase of 6.1% from February 2018. SkyWest Airlines' higher production was primarily due to the new E175 aircraft added to SkyWest Airline's fleet since February 2018.

Additional flight statistics for February are included in the accompanying table.

SKYWEST AIRLINES FEBRUARY FLIGHT STATISTICS

	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
Block Hour Summary	February 2019	February 2018	% Change	February 2019	February 2018	% Change

By aircraft type:
E175s	39,113	30,495	28.3	82,476	64,005	28.9
CRJ900s	9,204	8,608	6.9	19,081	17,908	6.6
CRJ700s	22,322	20,361	9.6	46,332	43,023	7.7
Dual-class fleet	70,639	59,464	18.8	147,889	124,936	18.4

CRJ200s	36,685	41,654	(11.9)	77,053	87,614	(12.1)

SkyWest Airlines total	107,324	101,118	6.1	224,942	212,550	5.8


Other Flight Statistics	Month	Month	Month	YTD	YTD	YTD
SkyWest Airlines:	February 2019	February 2018	% Change	February 2019	February 2018	% Change

Departures	58,525	56,291	4.0	122,790	119,462	2.8
Passengers	2,900,847	2,884,584	0.6	5,945,500	5,737,317	3.6
Load Factor	78.3	79.7	(1.4) pts	74.9	75.5	(0.6) pts

On January 22, 2019, SkyWest completed the sale ExpressJet Airlines to a third party. Flight statistics are SkyWest Airlines only and exclude ExpressJet in both periods presented because of lack of comparability.

About SkyWest
SkyWest, Inc. is the holding company for SkyWest Airlines and SkyWest Leasing, an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest Airlines has a fleet of nearly 500 aircraft connecting millions of passengers each month to over 250 destinations and provides commercial air service in cities throughout North America with more than 2,300 daily flights. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines to carry more than 38 million passengers annually. Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest continues to set the standard for excellence across the regional industry with exceptional value for customers, shareholders and its nearly 14,000 employees.

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